Dog rescued from Superior Township house fire that caused $100k in damage

About $100,000 in damage was done to a Superior Township home Sunday after a fire in the kitchen severely damaged the home, firefighters said.

Superior Township Fire Marshal Wayne Dickinson said the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it began in the kitchen area of the home in the 6300 block of Orchard Lane. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:06 a.m. Sunday.

Dickinson said firefighters responding to the home managed to keep the fire contained to the kitchen. However, the rest of the home was damaged by heat and smoke.

The family of four who lives at the home were not present at the residence when the fire started, Dickinson said. The family’s pet dog was in the home but was rescued by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies who responded to the home.

“There was a pet dog at the home that was rescued by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office,” he said. “Huron Valley Ambulance (crews) gave it oxygen and it appears to be just fine.”